Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Summary of Operating Segments [Abstract]

Revenues by segment [Table Text Block]

SUMMARY OF OPERATING SEGMENTS

	Three months ended September 30									Nine months ended September 30
(In millions)	2015			2014			V%			2015			2014			V%

Revenues
CLL	$	285		$	251			14 %		$	790		$	743			6 %
Consumer		3,652			3,622			1 %			9,237			10,822			(15)%
Energy Financial Services		225			344			(35)%			906			1,120			(19)%
GECAS		1,307			1,262			4 %			3,935			3,952			- %
Total segment revenues		5,468			5,479			- %			14,867			16,637			(11)%
GECC corporate items and eliminations		843			905			(7)%			2,585			2,586			- %
Total revenues	$	6,312		$	6,384			(1)%		$	17,452		$	19,223			(9)%

Segment profit (loss)
CLL	$	111		$	90			23 %		$	286		$	252			13 %
Consumer		795			621			28 %			(1,521)			1,879			U
Energy Financial Services		(38)			61			U			106			290			(63)%
GECAS		313			133			F			981			828			18 %
Total segment profit (loss)		1,180			905			30 %			(149)			3,249			U
GECC corporate items and eliminations		(445)			(62)			U			(7,245)			3			U
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to GECC		734			843			(13)%			(7,394)			3,252			U
Preferred stock dividends declared		-			-			- %			(161)			(161)			- %
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to
GECC common shareowner		734			843			(13)%			(7,555)			3,091			U
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(347)			706			U			(10,332)			2,070			U
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GECC common shareowner	$	387		$	1,549			(75)%		$	(17,887)		$	5,161			U